Defence Ministers have held the following meetings with defence manufacturers between 1 August 2006 and 8 December 2006.
Minister for the Armed Forces
28 November 2006—Defence Aircraft Repair Agency Management Advisory Board.
21 November 2006—Army Base Repair Organisation Owners Council Meeting.
Minister for Defence Procurement
16 November 2006—Meeting with representatives from Atkins.
27 November 2006—Meeting with a representative from QinetiQ to discuss defence technology issues.
24 November 2006—Meeting with representatives from Agusta Westland to discuss the Defence Industrial Strategy and various helicopter projects.
23 November 2006—Meeting with representatives from General Dynamics UK to discuss the FRES project.
22 November 2006—Meeting with a representative from EADS to discuss strategic relationship issues.
16 November 2006—Meeting with representatives from the VT Group to discuss the Maritime Industrial Strategy.
9 November 2006—Meeting with a representative from VT Group to discuss Maritime Industrial Strategy issues.
9 November 2006—Meeting with a representative from BAE Systems to discuss both the Defence and Maritime Industrial Strategies along with various equipment projects and the supply of Typhoon aircraft to Saudi Arabia.
6 November 2006—Meeting with industry representatives at Future Aircraft Carrier (CVF) Alliance Board.
2 November 2006—Meeting with industry representatives at the National Defence Industries Council.
1 November 2006—Meeting with representatives from MBDA to discuss the Complex Weapons sector of the Defence Industrial Strategy.
25 October 2006—Meeting with representatives from Lockheed Martin to discuss the Joint Strike Fighter project.
23 October 2006—Ministerial meeting with representatives from EADS to discuss Airbus.
29 September 2006—Meeting with representatives from Thales to discuss Maritime Industrial issues.
28 September 2006—Meeting with representatives from Boeing to discuss the Chinook Mk3.
20 September 2006—Meeting with a representative from VT Group to discuss Maritime Industrial issues.
19 September 2006—Meeting with representatives from Lockheed Martin to discuss the FRES project.
Under-Secretary of State for Defence
1 November 2006—Meeting with representatives from EDS Defence Ltd.
Each of the Defence Ministers may also have met with defence manufacturers on other less formal occasions during the period, including while visiting company premises or at party political events.
Details of every meeting between officials and representatives from defence manufacturers is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost. However there will have been numerous regular and ad hoc meetings since 1 August 2006.